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.MEMORANDUM
To: - Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Val Tizeno,AFirst Assistant City Attorney
Subject: P. R. No. 14681; Council Meeting April 22,
Date: April 18, 2008
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2008
'Attached is P. 'R. No. 14681 as it pertains to a request for
the adoption of legislation regarding the appointment process to the
Municipal Housing Authority (Requested by Councilmember Lewis).
Attachment
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P. R. No. 14681
04/18/08
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AS IT PERTAINS TO REQUESTING A
BILL TO BE ADOPTED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ,
REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO THE
MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (REQUESTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS) ,
WHEREAS, Section 392 of the Texas Local Government Code
provides for a Municipal Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed in the-best interests of the citizens
to request Representative Ritter, Representative Deshotel, and
Senator Janek to file `a bill to be adopted by the Texas
Legislature to allow the governing body of a municipality to
appoint commissioners to the Municipal Housing Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 'RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts and opinion in the preamble
are true and correct.
Section 2. That Representative Ritter, Representative
Deshotel, and Senator Janek are hereby requested to file a bill
to be adopted by the:Texas Legislature to allow the governing.
body of a municipality to appoint commissioners to the Municipal
Housing Authority, in substantially the same form as attached
hereto as Exhibit "A"
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Section 3. That.a copy of the caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the-..City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of
A.D., 2005 at a Special Joint Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor ~ City Council
Noes:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
ASP/PROVED AS TO FORM:
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City A to ey~DU 6C-NAIF ~~~
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION
ty Manager
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An Act relating to the Appointment.of Commissioners of a
Municipal Housing, Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE FO THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 392.031 is herein amended to read as
follows:
"Each municipal housing authority shall be governed by
five, seven, nine, or eleven commissioners. The
governing body
of a.municipality shall appoint five, seven,- nine, or
eleven persons to serve as commissioners of authority.
An appointed commissioner of the authority may not be
an officer or employee of .the may not be an officer or
employee of the municipality. Appointments made under
this section must comply with the requirements of
Section 392.0331, if applicable.."
Section 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III of the Texas
Constitution.
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